Adult Psychopathology Chapter 6

Question 1

Define somatic symptom and related disorders.

Answer 1

Disorder involving extreme fixation on multiple physical symptoms, for which medical cause is evident.

Question 2

What is somatic symptom disorder historically known as?

Answer 2

Briquet’s syndrome.

Question 3

Name 5 basic somatic symptom and related disorders.

Answer 3

1. Somatic symptom disorder
2. Illness anxiety disorder
3. Psychological disorder affecting medical condition
4. Conversion disorder
5. Factitious disorder

Question 4

Diagnostic criteria for Somatic symptom disorder.

Answer 4

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Question 5

What are the specifiers for somatic symptom disorder?

Answer 5

• with predominant pain.
• persistent.
• specify severity: mild; moderate; severe.

Question 6

Comorbid conditions with somatic symptom disorder.

Answer 6

Anxiety and mood disorders.

Question 7

Are the physical symptoms in somatic symptom disorder real?

Answer 7

Yes.

Question 8

Define Illness anxiety disorder.

Answer 8

A somatic symptom disorder characterised by severe anxiety about having a disease with no evident somatic symptoms present.

Question 9

What is illness anxiety previously known as ?

Answer 9

Hypochondriasis.

Question 10

Diagnostic criteria for illness anxiety disorder.

Answer 10

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Question 11

Specifiers for illness anxiety disorder.

Answer 11

Care seeking type, and care avoidant type.

Question 12

What is the other name for conversion disorder?

Answer 12

Functional neurological symptom disorder.

Question 13

Define conversion disorder.

Answer 13

Physical malfunctioning, where symptoms are inconsistent with the neurological conditions.

Question 14

Diagnostic criteria for conversion disorder.

Answer 14

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Question 15

Explain Malingering.

Answer 15

deceitful presentation of physical/ psychological symptoms in the presence of an external motivation.
Get reward.

Question 16

Explain Factitious disorder.

Answer 16

deceitful presentation of physical/ psychological symptoms in the absence of an external motivation.
Get attention.

Question 17

Name a factitious disorder imposed on another.

Answer 17

Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy.

Question 18

What treatments are effective in somatic symptom and related disorders.

Answer 18

• Psychoeducation
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Explanatory therapy
• Family therapy

Question 19

Define Dissociative disorders.

Answer 19

Disorder in which a person feels detached from themselves or reality.

Question 20

Define depersonalisation-derealisation disorder.

Answer 20

Dissociative disorder in which feelings of depersonalisation is so severe that it impairs normal functioning.

Question 21

Diagnostic criteria for depersonalisation-derealisation disorder.

Answer 21

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Question 22

Define dissociative amnesia.

Answer 22

Dissociative disorder in which a person cannot recall personal information.

Question 23

2 types of amnesia.

Answer 23

Generalised amnesia.
Localised/ selective amnesia.

Question 24

Name and explain a specifier for dissociative amnesia.

Answer 24

With dissociative fugue - a person travels or wanders in search for their identity.

Question 25

Define dissociative identity disorder (DID).

Answer 25

Formerly known as multiple personality disorder; a disorder in which many personalities coexist in the same body/ mind.

Question 26

Diagnostic criteria for DID.

Answer 26

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Question 27

Diathesis-stress model.

Answer 27

Hypothesis that a vulnerability and stressful conditions are required to produce a disorder.